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Secretary of education takes everyone to school in celebrity All-Star Game

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 1:06 p.m. ET

James Parziale

Arne Duncan is the secretary of education, and he took people to school on Friday night at NBA's Celebrity All-Star Game.

Duncan was everywhere. Top of the key. Under the glass. Scoring. Dishing.

He was seriously ready to ball out before the game. Check out this pregame tweet.

Game time & ready for fun! No joking around, @KevinHart4real better bring the heat if he’s eyeing that All Star trophy. #SprintCeleb
— Arne Duncan (@arneduncan) February 14, 2014

Don’t believe it? Well, here’s some visual evidence:

Duncan might have been confused with Tim Duncan last night. Duncan’s East team beat the West, 60-56, and he scored 20 points, had 11 boards and six assists. Still, he lost out on game MVP to Kevin Hart because of the fan vote. As you can see in the video above, Hart, who won the award for a third straight year, did the right thing and handed over the MVP.

Oh, by the way, the 6-5 Duncan played at Harvard.

I had a great time--and a great team--at #SprintCeleb game. Thx for all the support. Keep cheering for education! pic.twitter.com/ky1qpxGXUk
— Arne Duncan (@arneduncan) February 15, 2014